J.D ~ I am sorry for being snippy. I thought you were talking about me changing the conversation into a veneer conversation. My bad, I am sorry!

JD - What do you like to create out of Moso Bamboo?

Fandalem - Could You elaborate on the goal for your project? From your question it was a bit unlear to as your end result. Seems to me you are building something with the flattened pieces, What what and how vertically/horizontally I am unclear. Could you elaborate a bit on what you are building with...

Do you know anyone with an industrial metal flattener? What about boiling? I've tried it couple times and seems like the best way to loosen up Bamboo~ Sounds kinda crazy/fun, but what about: Large metal feeding tub + propane torches (to boil h20) + bamboo for 2 hours Then while still warm, if you ca...

Fandelem, Nope. I have never heard anything about starch leaching. Intriguing...I googled it. :) Something else you might want to try on your vase. There are a couple good resins and bar top sealers at Michaels that work pretty well to cover and finish bamboo. With the bar top resin, the water sits ...

It's Funny, I just got an order of the Mandake Rhizome from eBay. it came wrapped up in paper nice and moist, with certified grower sticker. I got it and planted it last Thursday. I've been checking and there are small little bids on the rhizome. I'm not sure when the bamboo will shoot. I found the ...

Mineral Oil, Mineral Oil! It works great to seal the inside. After the cups is dried, or even before if you dribble on the inside, pour excess out and leave out to dry. Muy excellenté! Make sure to leave out in dry place though. I've had many a cup loss from mold. If a green cup is left out in moist...

Hi all! Does anyone know of any place where I could find wild patches of Henon or any other Timber boo in Maryland? I am looking for bamboo that I can harvest on a fairly regular basis. I use a lot of it. So if anyone is aware of a wild grove of timber boo, and wouldn't mind sharing the info, I'd ap...

Hi Fandalem, I have a small Moso nursery 1000new planted seedlings (sure hope they survive!) on 2 acres. I just started the process of registering with Chicago Climate Exchange today. Talked with help desk and the person I talked with actually said the process is pretty simple, more simple than I th...

What is up with Terry Groeff? She is supposedly a "field researcher" and is listened to by legislature in Conneticut. It is her "documentation" that has urged govt. politicians to make new laws. Ok..because she needs to be debunked as well. How many people, last night went and st...

Uh, oh! You so have kept it on the DL. Don't be giving people ideas for plant espionage! Also, people could actually in the future with nanotechnology use rhizome networks to bug, record households all over the nation! We should probably speak of this no further
Cheers!

Xylene,
Thanks, Hope something can be done about this, misinformation is the pits. Peace!
Lindsay

Xylene, I know, people seemd to be putting it by Big houses with little, tiny lots no prep. It could be a really good chance for Home Depot or lowes to be like the heros of neighborhoods and lawns. "Protecting, informing, and keeping safe". But not sure if it will happen. Could even really...

Steve,
Good to meet you & Thank you for passing on the good info! I Will definatly try to get touch with Steve from France and Maryland sometime in the future. I've been checking out everybodies set-ups throughout the day, what fun!
-Lindsay

Robbie,
Thank you for the warm welcome! My shop is EcologicAlife and you can find it at

www.etsy.com/Shop/EcologicAlife

Happy Growing,
Lindsay